Terry Shirley's Homepage!

I'm a meteorologist and lecturer in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences here at UNC Charlotte.  I teach a variety of courses, including: Earth Science 1101, Introduction to Weather and Climate, Synoptic Meteorology, and Weather Forecasting.

About me:

I grew up in rural western PA and had the opportunity to live 18 years on the western slopes of the Appalachian Mountains, downwind of Lake Erie - so my love of meteorology started with lake effect snow and only grew from there!

Growing up in PA, the obvious choice of college for me was Penn State and their great meteorology program. I graduated with a BS (2002) and an MS (2004) degree in meteorology and amassed quite a bit of teaching experience as both a lab instructor and general education instructor.

After graduation, I taught for 1 year at Bloomsburg University in north-eastern PA in the geography department, teaching both meteorology and physical geography courses. 

In 2005, I moved to Charlotte, NC and began my career at UNCC as a meteorologist/lecturer in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences and became part of a great team of meteorologists in a  program that we've worked so hard to build here at UNCC!

Contact Info:

Dept. of Geography and Earth Sciences
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001

Phone:  (704) 687-5925
     Fax:  (704) 687-5966
trshirle@uncc.edu